Rightwing settlers have out with escalating impunity, as the Israeli army has ignored the terrorism the settlers perpetrate
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Colbert: NSA Spying on Online Games to Prevent non-existent Virtual Terrorism
Stephen Colbert reports on NSA spying on online games. He notes that covert NSA analysts may be a majority in some virtual hang-outs and had […]
The Sixth Mass Extinction: Why Climate Scientists’ Hair is on Fire
(By Dahr Jamail) I grew up planning for my future, wondering which college I would attend, what to study, and later on, where to work, […]
Saudi Internet Activists face Crackdown
(By Human Rights Watch) (Beirut) – Activists in Saudi Arabia face a repressive and intolerant government as they advocate popular political participation, judicial reform, and […]
Top Ten Ominous Signs about Last Month being the Hottest November on Record
(By Juan Cole) The The National Climatic Data Center of the National Oceanic and Aeronautics Administration has announced that if you take the average land […]
“60 Minutes” does Infomercial for NSA with Security Official posing as Journalist
(By Techdirt) CBS Airs NSA Propaganda Informercial Masquerading As ‘Hard Hitting’ 60 Minutes Journalism By Reporter With Massive Conflict Of Interest (via Techdirt) Last night […]
842,000 Syrian refugees in Lebanon (pop.: 4.4 mn) as UN Calls for $6 bn Aid
(By Agence France Presse) One in five Lebanon residents Syria refugees: UN (via AFP) One of five people living in Lebanon are refugees who have […]
American Studies Association to Boycott Israeli Institutions in Historic Vote
(By Sarah Lazare) An association of 5,000 academics on Monday became the largest U.S. scholarly organization ever to join the boycott of Israeli academic institutions. […]
Federal Judge to NSA: What you did to Verizon Customers was Unconstitutional
(By Juan Cole) Judge Richard Leon of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia ruled Monday that the bulk collection by the […]
Syrian Christians Menaced by Extremist Sunnis, Slam Lack of Lebanese Support
Layal Abu Rahhal reported in Arabic from Beirut for al-Sharq al-Awsat [The Middle East] on the dilemmas of Syrian Christians and their Lebanese neighbors, Dec. […]
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